Regarding the absence of "JCSuperstar"

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JC is such a nice guy and I always enjoyed his thoughts here on DW. I sure hope that he recovers.

Metta JC, you're already missed.

Metta to his wife and family. I'm sorry for your circumstances :heart:
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So sad to hear that, metta to him and his loved ones. :heart:
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May James and his loved ones find some comfort in the dhamma during this difficult time.

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So very sad...

Much metta to him and his family.
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I'm very sad to hear this. James will be in my thoughts. My best wishes to him and his family. :heart: :heart: :heart:
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Recent postings to jc's wife on Facebook are saying 'Sorry for your loss'…hoping it's not so...
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appicchato wrote:Recent postings to jc's wife on Facebook are saying 'Sorry for your loss'…hoping it's not so...
Yes, Jc's dads fb page has his son James Brand 34 "now in heaven with jesus."

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Anicca vata sankhara
Uppada vaya dhammamino
Uppajjitva nirujjhan'ti
Tesam vupasamo sukho

My heart aches for his wife. It's a great loss if it's true. I will be dedicating the merit of all of my practice to James. Sabbe sattaa sabba dukkha pamuccantu. :heart:
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May you be well JC, wherever you are, in whatever state. My heart goes out to you, your wife and your family.

metta
Jack :heart:

P.S. A look at JC's father's facebook page seems to confirm that JC has passed on:
Children: James Brand 34 years Gone to be with Jesus[8-30-2010]
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My best wishes to James, family and friends. I have learnt a lot from his contributions at this forum :anjali:
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Wow, this is very sad news. Such a great loss.
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Fare well, James. Fare well. :anjali:
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One journey ends, another begins. May he find a rebirth conducive to his practise.
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I had deeply hoped he'd pull through. This is very sad news. My heart and thoughts go out to his family. He was a brilliant teacher, at least I learnt a lot from him. There'll be a large JC shaped hole here and I'm sure elsewhere now :(
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